Bengtsfors Municipality

Bengtsfors Municipality (Bengtsfors kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland Coonty in wastren Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the toun o Bengtsfors. The present municipality wis formit in 1971 when the umwhile mercat toun (köping) o Bengtsfors (institutit in 1926) wis amalgamatit wi the municipalities o Bäckefors, Lelång an Steneby. Geography The municipality haes hintle water auries, consistin o lakes an streams. It maks it a guid place for canoein, fishin an bathin. Ivery year a canoein marathon cried Dalslands Kanot Marathon+, or DKM+, is held. It is an enduring 55 km lang (a marathon "plus"), stretchin through the mony municipal streams, an ane o Swaden's lairgest canoein competitions. Bengtsfors is crossed bi the Dalsland Canal an aw. Localities Localities in the municipality an inhabitants: Bengtsfors (seat), 3,600 inh. Billingsfors, 1,400 inh. Bäckefors, 750 inh. Dals Långed, 1,700 inh. Gustavsfors, 700 inh. Skåpafors, 400 inh. References Freemit airtins Bengtsfors Municipality - Offeecial steid Dalsland Canal - In Swadish, Inglis an German Template:Localities in Bengtsfors Municipality